Discover how the conversion stage transforms milled yellowcake into uranium hexafluoride (UF₆, “hex”) ready for enrichment, the crucial next step toward nuclear fuel.

Learn how, after mining, milling and refining help to get uranium ore reactor ready: first, the ore gets crushed, then acid is used to leach out the impurities before it is baked into yellowcake! The key ingredient!

The properties of Uranium make it an indispensable part of nuclear energy. Find out what makes Uranium so unique.

Learn what mining for nuclear fuel involves, from uranium and thorium ore types to extraction methods like open-pit, underground, and in-situ recovery — plus where mining takes place around the world to power clean nuclear energy.

Uncover the full journey of nuclear fuel—from mining to power generation to disposal. Learn how each stage of the nuclear fuel cycle works and how open or closed fuel cycles impact efficiency, sustainability, and waste.

How can spent fuel be recycled?

How is nuclear fuel used in reactors to make electricity?

How fuel is turned into a fuel rod…

The processes used to increase the proportion of uranium-235, the fissile isotope we need…